The photo above shows a close-up of the fruits and leaves of slender wintergreen as seen at milepost 35 along Road 23 on the northwestern slopes of Mt. Adams. Note the toothed margins to the leaves and the minute hairs covering the surface of the fruits.
The photo above shows a close-up of the fruits and leaves of slender wintergreen as seen at milepost 35 along Road 23 on the northwestern slopes of Mt. Adams. Note the toothed margins to the leaves and the minute hairs covering the surface of the fruits.
Note the hairy calyx of slender wintergreen,
which is a way to identify this species from
alpine wintergreen,
which has a smooth calyx.
The photo above shows slender wintergreen as seen on forest slopes above Cascade Creek below 3000' within the Mt. Adams Wilderness.......June 2, 2007. The leafy stems measure about 10-15 cm long while the ovate leaves measure 2-4 cm long with toothed margins.
The photo above shows the leaf and berry of
slender wintergreen as seen along Forest Road #23 on steep slopes about one-half
mile north of the intersection with Forest Road #90 on the northwestern slopes
of Mt. Adams.......August 6, 2005. The leaves are ovate
in outline and measure 2-4 cm long and 1.5-3 cm wide.
